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  • Jun 14, 2006 at 5:41 pm #1218808
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    I wasn’t able to come up with a relevant thread by searching. Has there been a discussion of vacuum-sealing here?

    Specifically I’m wondering if there are known good (/bad) machines or bags to use. Has anyone found a combo that allows them to just cut open a pack, add boiling water, and replace in a cozy? (Safely — i.e. no toxic outgassing from the plastic…)

    Any experiences would be much appreciated.

    Thanks!
    Brian

    Jun 14, 2006 at 6:06 pm #1358011
    larry savage
    Member

    @pyeyo

    Locale: pacific northwest

    I’m also curious about products anyone has used, I used to climb with a guy who vacuum bagged a pair of gloves,socks, and a down sweater but never asked how he did it…

    Jun 14, 2006 at 6:30 pm #1358012
    Ryan Faulkner
    BPL Member

    @ryanf

    I have a Food saver vacuum packing machine.
    I have actually had it about as long as I have been backpacking.

    The bags are tough. I have prepared food a couple ways with them. one is to pour boiling water into the bag with noodles or dehydrated food, to rehydrate.
    the other which I do rarely while backpacking, because it is for solid, non dehydrated, heavy food. but it works for car camping quite well, is to put the bag still closed into a pot of boiling water, this will cook steak, turkey, mashed potatoes, corn. So these bags can either cook, or rehydrate food.

    Jun 14, 2006 at 9:50 pm #1358026
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    Brian, read this thread:

    http://forums.backpacker.com/thread.jspa?threadID=84880&tstart=25

    What he found is really neat, and you can basically make your own bags at home, that reseal :-)

    Sarah

    Jun 14, 2006 at 9:52 pm #1358027
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    I also meant to add that Food Vac bags are food grade, and are designed to hold boiling water, and to also be put in boiling water.
    The above link I posted, the bags used in it are of food grade also.

    Jun 15, 2006 at 12:03 pm #1358051
    Brian James
    Member

    @bjamesd

    Locale: South Coast of BC

    Thanks so much Sarah; that’s exactly what I was looking for. I can’t wait to try one of these units out!

    Brian

    Jun 16, 2006 at 11:37 am #1358110
    Dylan Skola
    BPL Member

    @phageghost

    Locale: Southern California

    Note that Ryan Jordan is using vacuum packing for all his food (42 pounds of it) on the Arctic 1000.

    He’d better not lose that pocket knife!

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